* Wednesday, March 14 - Sunday, March 18, 2001. Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

* Friday, November 16 – Saturday, November 17, 2001. New York, New York, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: April 13, 2001

* Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 1, 2001. Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.

* Wednesday, March 14, 2001. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Mainly an international showcase for live-action films, the Berlin Film Festival awarded the "Ours d'Or" award for best short film to Martine Chartrand's animated short L'AME NOIRE (BLACK SOUL). The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and tells the story of African people's migration through the Caribbean to America. The Berlin International Film Festival was founded in 1951 from an American cultural-political initiative and has become one of the foremost film festivals in the world.

* Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Brentwood, California, U.S.A.



TEAM X Awards highlight public service announcements on tobacco awareness created by students. The event is organized by the Los Angeles Unified School District and AnimAction, Inc. Thirty-three awards will be presented to middle school students. Sponsors include Kids WB!, Fox Kids, Cartoon Network, Disney and Toon Disney. For more information contact AnimAction at: Tel.: (323) 464-1181; Fax: (323) 464-1191; E-mail: workshops@animaction.com; or Web: www.animaction.com.

* Saturday, March 24, 2001. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Tuesday, March 6, 2001. Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.



ASIFA-Atlanta presents "Saturday Morning Cartoons," a screening of cartoon classics spanning three decades. Take a walk down memory lane with favorites including BEANIE & CECIL, HUCKLEBERRY HOUND, CRUSADER RABBIT, TOM TERRIFIC and ROCKY & BULLWINKLE. The event will run from 8 - 9:45 pm at Fountainhead Lounge, 485 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, Atlanta, Georgia. For more information contact Steve Mank at: Tel.: (404) 874-7200.

* Wednesday, February 28, 2001. North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.



The Webisode Academy is holding a voice and sound capture workshop. Attendees will go to an actual sound studio and record their voices. A discussion will follow about the uses of voice capture on the Web. For more information on the workshop: E-mail: info@webisode-academy.com.

* Thursday, October 18 – Sunday, October 21, 2001. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Entry Deadline: July 1, 2001

* Saturday, February 9 – Saturday, March 31, 2001. Brea, California, U.S.A.



The Sarah Bain Gallery is presenting an exhibit of the "Art of Dr. Seuss." This is a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the "Tufted Gustard" sculpture and purchase limited editions of your favorite artwork. For more information contact the gallery at: http://sarahbaingallery.com.

* Saturday, July 21, 2001. Beverly Hills, California, U.S.A.


Entry Deadline: February 2, 2001

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has announced their nominations for the coveted Oscar award. Receiving nominations for best animated short were Michael Dudok de Wit's lyrically elegant FATHER & DAUGHTER, Steffen and Annette Schaffler's moody puppet film THE PERIWIG-MAKER and Don Hertzfeldt's humorously chaotic short REJECTED. GLADIATOR, HOLLOW MAN and THE PERFECT STORM all received nods for best visual effects. Surprisingly absent from the F/X nomination list was Disney's $150 million-plus budgeted DINOSAUR.

* Saturday, March 24, 2001. Northridge, California, U.S.A.



The California SUN International Animation Festival contains animations ranging from student works to studio productions. The event is set up to bring attention to the world of international animation. A special private screening of the films will be held on March 23 at the Museum of Radio & Television in

* Thursday, March 15 – Saturday, March 17, 2001. Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany.

* Thursday, October 4 – Friday, October 26, 2001. Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

Entry Deadline: July 16, 2001

* Saturday, February 17, 2001. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

* Fall 2001. San Francisco and Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Seattle, Washington; New York, New York, U.S.A.; Montreal, Canada; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and London, England.

Early Deadline: May 4, 2001

Late Deadline: June 1, 2001

* Friday, March 23 – Monday, March 26, 2001. Thessaloniki, Greece.

* Friday, February 16 – Saturday, February 17, 2001. La Jolla, California, U.S.A.